Hey there, I'm Alex.
I help developers fall in love with their tools through videos, courses, and teaching that actually sticks.
Nine YouTube courses. Over 1.2 million views. 80+ live coding streams.
I'm still convinced the best teaching is clear, fun, and filled with puns.
Featured Work
Build an Ecommerce Keyboard Website with Three.js, Next.js 15, GSAP, and Prismic
An 8.75-hour course on designing and building Nimbus Keyboards: a Next.js 15 and Prismic ecommerce site featuring a scroll-driven 3D keyboard, a color-customization slice, an interactive switch playground, and a working Stripe checkout.
Learn Next.js 15, GSAP, Three.js and Prismic to build a 3D skateboard website!
A 9.5-hour course walking through the design, build, and deployment of Suburbia Skateboards: a Next.js 15 marketing site paired with a real-time 3D skateboard customizer in react-three-fiber, with design state synced to the URL for shareable configurations.
Build a 3D Ecommerce Landing Page with Next.js, GSAP, Three.js and Prismic
A 6-hour course on designing and building Fizzi, a fictional soda brand with a scroll-animated 3D landing page in Next.js 14, featuring a floating Three.js can, synchronized bubble particles, a diving-can hero, and explicit mobile and 3D performance tuning.
Web Dev Challenge S1E3: Build an e-commerce site... with a twist
I joined Jason Lengstorf's Web Dev Challenge with Sidney Buckner and Shaundai Person. 30 minutes to plan, 4 hours to build an e-commerce site with a twist. I built Nan's Knits.
Interviewing Svelte's Rich Harris
I interviewed Rich Harris in his Brooklyn apartment and we got into Svelte 5, signals, the evolution of Svelte, and a whole lot more.
Writing Advice for Developers
Improve your writing as a developer with practical tips, exercises, and resources. Enhance communication, build an audience, and unlock new opportunities.
The Power of Empathy in Developer Relations
Empathy is an essential skill for developer advocates to understand and share the feelings of developers and build strong, trusting relationships.
Starting Strong in Developer Relations
How to start your Dev Rel career off right.
CodePen Radio #370: Alex Trost
I sat down with Chris Coyier to talk about Frontend Horse, building community, Twitch streaming, the joys of CodePens, and lots more!